page_title: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
section_title: Specifications (F-4E)
hierarchical_section_title: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II / Specifications (F-4E)
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell RF-4B-23-MC Phantom II aircraft (BuNo 151983) from Marine photoreconnaissance squadron VMFP-3 Eyes of the Corps taxiing out from the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California (USA), on 21 September 1982. This aircraft was retired to the AMARC as 8F0330 on 25 May 1989.
context_page_description: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1961 with the Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their air arms.
  The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was initially designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record and an absolute altitude record.
  The F-4 was used extensively during the Vietnam War. It served as the principal air superiority fighter for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and became important in the ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance roles late in the war.
context_section_description: Data from The Great Book of Fighters Quest for Performance, Encyclopedia of USAF Aircraft, and McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Spirit in the Skies
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)
  Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.7 m)
  Height: 16 ft 5 in (5 m)
  Wing area: 530 sq ft (49.2 m²)
  Aspect ratio: 2.77
  Airfoil: NACA 0006.4–64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip
  Empty weight: 30,328 lb (13,757 kg)
  Gross weight: 41,500 lb (18,824 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 61,795 lb (28,030 kg) 
  Maximum landing weight: 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
  Fuel capacity: 1,994 US gal (1,660 imp gal; 7,550 l) internal, 3,335 US gal (2,777 imp gal; 12,620 l) with 2x 370 US gal (310 imp gal; 1,400 l) external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (500 or 510 imp gal; 2,300 or 2,300 l) tank for the center-line station.
  Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines, 11,905 lbf (52.96 kN) thrust each dry, 17,845 lbf (79.38 kN) with afterburner
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 1,280 kn (1,470 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
  Maximum speed: Mach 2.23
  Cruise speed: 510 kn (580 mph, 940 km/h)
  Combat range: 370 nmi (420 mi, 680 km)
  Ferry range: 1,457 nmi (1,677 mi, 2,699 km)
  Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
  Rate of climb: 41,300 ft/min (210 m/s)
  Lift-to-drag: 8.58
  Wing loading: 78 lb/sq ft (380 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW
  Takeoff roll: 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)
  Landing roll: 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
  Armament
  E-model has a 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan cannon mounted internally under the nose, 640 rounds
  Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures and baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried.
  4× AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons, Israeli F-4 Kurnass 2000 carried Python-3, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3
  4× AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses, upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM, UK Phantoms carried Skyflash missiles
  6× AGM-65 Maverick
  4× AGM-62 Walleye
  4× AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
  4× GBU-15
  18× Mk.82, GBU-12
  5× Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
  18× CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
  Nuclear weapons, including the B28EX, B61, B43 and B57
caption: A U.S. Marine Corps RF-4B in September 1982
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